“I really enjoyed your session on measuring, auditing and benchmarking last week at EAROCS, thank you! I’m kicking myself for missing out on your session on reputation; it got rave reviews from a number of people who went.”

“I am writing to acknowledge the outstanding job you did in supporting the school in developing our reputation and engagement plan. Although you completed this work some time ago, I continually see evidence of your suggested approaches in action. Recently, we shared the work we have been carrying out with our governing body. It was clear that the school has made great strides in developing its reputation through higher levels of community engagement. Furthermore, there are some initiatives within the school which have differentiated us from other competitors within the city. The most noteworthy aspect to all of this work is the way in which the individuals leading these initiatives have been empowered to do so. Furthermore, the initiatives we have launched have not only helped develop the school’s reputation but more importantly, they have strengthened and enhanced the school’s culture and community.

I wanted to take a moment just to acknowledge your work as it has been the catalyst for much change in the school.”

“First off let me say how awesome your presentation was! So much so that when I went to my next session directly after I had to leave halfway through to do a “brain dump” with all the information and ideas I had pulsing through my head. About two hours prior to your session I received an email from one of our AVPs. I think you are exactly what we need to get us going. Thanks again for the best session of the conference and one of the best sessions I’ve attended at a conference in years; definitely one of the top five sessions I’ve attended at any conference in the last 18 years! This was also the FIRST session I’ve ever attended on this topic. Awesome!”

“We engaged Stephen Holmes and his 5R’s team after we found ourselves struggling with our marketing direction. Stephen was the consummate professional; following a school visit, he laid out a plan of action, delivered each stage on time and came in with an inciteful, deep-reaching, evidence-based (so Board members couldn’t dismiss the findings as subjective!), but more important, doable action plan. Thankfully he is not a ‘parachute advisor’ – he comes back in to advise and measure the impact of what he has suggested. To my mind, certainly worth every penny!”

“Once again, I thank you very much for providing your time and expertise to our Board of Governors and Principal, and I believe that your input also generated very valuable discussion that will certainly improve and enrich our future governance of Uplands.”